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Swedish figures: Statistics Sweden's Business Register keeps only some of the workplaces that closed before 4 October 2026, when we started collecting, so closures are counted from then. Until there are three years of history, growth over time looks higher than it really is.

IT & software services in Forsby

Town · 613 residents
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67of 100

Opportunity score

Too small to judge

Low confidence

The area is small, so a single business opening or closing changes the picture a lot. Look at the wider area too.

See the five reasons

Why this score (67/100)

Room in the market70strong
Population growth–left out
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend58average

The line marks 50, the average. The score compares this area with others of the same type; the gap to peers compares it with areas of similar size. Parts marked – can't be calculated here and are left out; the others count more. How the score is calculated

Active now
0
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
0.0
similar areas 20.3 · Sweden 48.7
Opened and closed, 3 years
0 opened – closed
last 12 months: 0 opened, – closed
Population
613

There are 0 active businesses in the category “IT & software services” in Forsby - 0.0 per 10,000 residents.

That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 20.3 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 1.

In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.

Compared with Sweden

IT & software services in Forsby against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Gävle kommun), from 135 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: Statistics Sweden's Business Register keeps only some of the older closures, so closures are counted from 4 October 2026, when we started collecting.

ForsbySwedenForsby SwedenVerdict
Made a loss 18% 30% Fewer here
Companies with negative equity 2% 3% About the same
Losses two years in a row 10% 18% Fewer here
Median equity ratio 68% 65% Stronger
Revenue per employee SEK 1.5m SEK 1.3m Higher
Staff costs per employee SEK 817k SEK 775k Higher

Trend

Active businesses over time

Forsby

This line starts on 4 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.

Openings and closures per year

00.51Opened 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 02025Opened 2026 (so far): 0Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Closures are counted from 4 October 2026; years before show openings only.

Money

Financials – Gävle kommun

Median revenue
SEK 1.4m
135 companies filed
Profitable
82%
revenue trend -0.1%
0500k1.0m1.5m20172019202120232025Gävle kommunSweden
Gävle kommunSweden

Only limited companies (AB) and a few other forms file annual reports with Bolagsverket – sole traders don't. Figures for Sweden are net sales from digitally filed reports.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for it & software services in Forsby.

Competition

No active businesses right now.

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.00 · Sweden: 6.87

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Moved away (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Net0

A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out. A business that moves and keeps its place-of-business number isn't counted here yet, so the real number of moves is higher.

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one10,619 · 10%
More than 10 km0
Farthest neighbourhood (5,000+ residents)0.6 km · Valbo (Gävle)

Measured from each neighbourhood centre in the municipality.

Jobs – Gävle kommun

01002003004002022202320242025Employees

Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.

Existing businesses

0 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
No active businesses of this type, that can be an opportunity, or a sign there is no demand.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
Lugnås613116.363
Fotö614348.937
Harmånger614116.345
Lucksta612116.354
Killeberg612116.359
Vegby611116.450

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for it & software services.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
Bergby Town00.089
Åbyggeby Town00.076
Hedesunda Town19.366
Forsbacka Town317.755
Gävle Town26630.739

Population of Forsby

Statistics Sweden
5905956006056106152024Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 20%
Young 15-24 11%
Adults 25-44 23%
Adults 45-64 28%
Seniors 65-79 13%
80 and older 5%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age40.5 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 386k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children45% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)51% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*52,796
Commute in / out every day*10,806 / 9,130
Jobs per working resident*1.03 · Sweden: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Sweden does not publish it for smaller areas.

Counts are workplaces (arbetsställen) in Statistics Sweden's Business Register with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed at the workplace's position from the register; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 13.11.2026.